Anthony Afe. Asekhauno

A key component of morality or what tends to be moral has become quite contentious and topical in the 21st century due to the ever increasing number of persons who are involved in some same relationship or marriage. The 21st century has witnessed a rapid increase on the concepts of marriage that calls for gender neutrality rather than gender specification. There are so many philosophical (favorable and others against) arguments about the practice of same-sex marriage, ranging from religious, cultural, legal, and political grounds. Supporters pose that there is nothing immoral or abstract about it as long as it backed by the human rights doctrine. This work adopts the analytical methodology to rresearch into extant statutes vis-a-vis African traditional ethical values on marriage/family. The work discovers that whereas in western consideration, the concept of same-sex marriage contradicts the law (since the statutory definition of marriage has not been abdicated); and that, the concept contravenes the norms and ethical values of traditional Africa. Besides, this study will serve as an additional study material on the issue of same-sexmarriage, its ethical values if there is and its effect on modern day society. Hence the work suggests that concerning same-sex unions, the law should be silent; i.e., same sex relationships should not be outlawed– for persons have the right to freedom of association; nor should it be legalized– for it will introduce a burden on the law to develop its principles of such marriage. By and large, same-sex relationship offends
the basic moral ideal of human rational power higher and over bestiality.

A key component of morality or what tends to be moral has become quite contentious and topical in the 21st century due to the ever increasing number of persons who are involved in some same relationship or marriage. The 21st century has witnessed a rapid increase on the concepts of marriage that calls for gender neutrality rather than gender specification. There are so many philosophical (favorable and others against) arguments about the practice of same-sex marriage, ranging from religious, cultural, legal, and political grounds. Supporters pose that there is nothing immoral or abstract about it as long as it backed by the human rights doctrine. This work adopts the analytical methodology to rresearch into extant statutes vis-a-vis African traditional ethical values on marriage/family. The work discovers that whereas in western consideration, the concept of same-sex marriage contradicts the law (since the statutory definition of marriage has not been abdicated);
and that, the concept contravenes the norms and ethical values of traditional Africa. Besides, this study will serve as an additional study material on the issue of same-sex marriage, its ethical values if there is and its effect on modern day society. Hence the work suggests that concerning same-sex unions, the law should be silent; i.e., same- sex relationships should not be outlawed – for persons have the right to freedom of association; nor should it be legalized – for it will introduce a burden on the law to develop its principles of such marriage. By and large, same-sex relationship offends the basic moral ideal of human rational power higher and over bestiality.

This project provides a critical examination of John Hick’s theory of evil, as presented in his seminal work “evil and the God of love”. Hick theory which posit that evil is a necessary component of soul- making, is analyze in the context of the philosophical and theological debates surrounding the problem of evil. John Hick has written extensively concerning the problem of evil. His writing on the problem are set within two general restraints. First he holds constant the conception of God as omnipotent and perfectly good. Hick does not pursue the question of whether the facts about evil necessitate some drastic revision of our conception of God. Secondly Hick distinguishes the question of whether the existence of God is logically consistent with the fact about evil from the questions of whether the facts about evil render belief in God unreasonable or irrational. It is the second of these questions that is the focus of john Hick attention. Some philosophers’ holds that the fact about evil does not provide
any rational grounds or evidence for disbelief in God

There has been a growing interest among gender sensitivists’ and agitation for women equality with men. Philosophical interest on gender is historical. But the recurrent question that remains unanswered is: what is the basis of quest for gender equality or otherwise? Is gender equality real, possible or necessary? Several plausible claims are made by the equalitarians. But Chisholm worries why it be acceptable for women to be secretaries, librarians and teachers, but totally unacceptable for them to be managers, administrators, doctors, lawyers and members of Congress? Why is the unspoken assumption that women are different; that women should not have executive ability, orderly minds, stability, leadership skills and they are too emotional; that women should not have the
opportunities that men do? The underlying issue, therefore is that men and women despite their common humanity are socially construed; why? According, this paper espouses Shirley Chisholm’s (amongst other) views on the controversy. The work is theoretical/analytical and therefore adopts a content analysis to review some of existing theoretical amid evident material; to examine the concept of on gender equality, and to review some perceptions on the subject-matter. Essentially, the work discovers that Chisholm’s position is that men and women are equally human
an…rational as humans; second is that the existing relations between the sexes, in which women are subordinated to men, are unsatisfactory and therefore ought to be changed. Consequently, the work concludes that the existing distinctions between the sexes are not only arbitrary but are also socially/humanly and culturally contrived, and therefore should be displaced. Hence the work suggests that everyone, anyone ought to have the opportunity to actualize or fulfill his or her potential.